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Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional vs Unincorporated ACT
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 62 km apart · Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional profile · Unincorporated ACT profile
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Unincorporated ACT
Unincorporated ACT and Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional are two distinct neighbours with a clear divide in urban design and education. Unincorporated ACT is very walkable, with 81.9% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store and a far higher share of residents holding a bachelor degree or higher (43.0%). In contrast, Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional is somewhat walkable and more reliant on separate houses, which are far more common here (73.9%) than in Unincorporated ACT (63.2%).
Despite these structural differences, the two areas share very similar typical weekly household incomes, with Unincorporated ACT at $2,373 and Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional at $2,295. They also have almost identical proportions of people aged 65 and over. Over time, some gaps are widening; for example, the difference in the share of people born overseas has grown to 10.4 percentage points, and the gap in typical weekly rents has increased to $95.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 56,027
- First area, 2021: 63,304
- Second area, 2011: 356,586
- Second area, 2016: 396,857
- Second area, 2021: 453,890
- First area, 2016: 38 yrs
- First area, 2021: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 35 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional: 0.5% males, 0.7% females; 85+ in Unincorporated ACT: 0.6% males, 1.0% females
- 80–84 in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional: 0.7% males, 0.8% females; 80–84 in Unincorporated ACT: 0.7% males, 0.9% females
- 75–79 in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional: 1.1% males, 1.3% females; 75–79 in Unincorporated ACT: 1.2% males, 1.4% females
- 70–74 in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional: 1.9% males, 1.8% females; 70–74 in Unincorporated ACT: 1.8% males, 2.0% females
- 65–69 in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional: 2.3% males, 2.3% females; 65–69 in Unincorporated ACT: 1.9% males, 2.2% females
- 60–64 in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional: 3.0% males, 2.9% females; 60–64 in Unincorporated ACT: 2.3% males, 2.5% females
- 55–59 in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional: 3.5% males, 3.3% females; 55–59 in Unincorporated ACT: 2.6% males, 2.7% females
- 50–54 in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional: 3.6% males, 3.9% females; 50–54 in Unincorporated ACT: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 45–49 in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional: 3.6% males, 3.5% females; 45–49 in Unincorporated ACT: 3.2% males, 3.3% females
- 40–44 in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 40–44 in Unincorporated ACT: 3.5% males, 3.5% females
- 35–39 in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional: 3.8% males, 3.8% females; 35–39 in Unincorporated ACT: 4.0% males, 4.2% females
- 30–34 in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional: 4.0% males, 4.0% females; 30–34 in Unincorporated ACT: 4.2% males, 4.3% females
- 25–29 in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional: 3.2% males, 3.5% females; 25–29 in Unincorporated ACT: 4.3% males, 4.3% females
- 20–24 in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional: 2.8% males, 2.6% females; 20–24 in Unincorporated ACT: 3.8% males, 3.8% females
- 15–19 in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional: 2.8% males, 2.6% females; 15–19 in Unincorporated ACT: 2.9% males, 2.8% females
- 10–14 in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional: 3.3% males, 3.0% females; 10–14 in Unincorporated ACT: 3.1% males, 2.9% females
- 5–9 in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional: 3.4% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Unincorporated ACT: 3.3% males, 3.1% females
- 0–4 in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional: 3.4% males, 3.3% females; 0–4 in Unincorporated ACT: 3.0% males, 2.8% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2016: $933
- First area, 2021: $1,159
- Second area, 2011: $918
- Second area, 2016: $1,000
- Second area, 2021: $1,204
- First area, 2016: $1,882
- First area, 2021: $2,295
- Second area, 2011: $1,920
- Second area, 2016: $2,070
- Second area, 2021: $2,373
- First area, 2016: $2,303
- First area, 2021: $2,801
- Second area, 2011: $2,277
- Second area, 2016: $2,445
- Second area, 2021: $2,872
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2016: 2.6
- First area, 2021: 2.6
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $300
- First area, 2021: $355
- Second area, 2011: $380
- Second area, 2016: $380
- Second area, 2021: $450
- First area, 2016: $2,100
- First area, 2021: $2,167
- Second area, 2011: $2,167
- Second area, 2016: $2,058
- Second area, 2021: $2,080
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional vs Unincorporated ACT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA16490/queanbeyan-palerang-regional/vs/LGA89399/unincorporated-act